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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Pro is better than Xiaomi 12, with a score of 88.2 against 78.8. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P40 Pro has 10 version and Xiaomi 12 has Android 12. Although the Huawei P40 Pro is a better cellphone than the Xiaomi 12, we must note that it is also older, a bit thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei P40 Pro has a way better performance than Xiaomi 12. Both have a 8 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi 12 has a little more vivid display than Huawei P40 Pro, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a just a bit less pixels per display inch and a quite smaller display. The Huawei P40 Pro captures slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi 12, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a same size aperture, the Huawei P40 Pro also has faster 60 fps video frame rate and a larger camera sensor.
The Xiaomi 12's memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to Huawei P40 Pro's one, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi 12 counts with just a bit better battery life than Huawei P40 Pro, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 4200mAh.
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